This week in Year 1 we have been learning how to subtract by counting back. We used the taking away story of first, then and now. For example, first there was 16 birds on a tree, then 8 flew away, now there are 8 birds.
After this we practically moved counters from the first to then and finally to now when reading different equations.
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- We used our first, then and now mats to support our learning.
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- We carefully counted each number.
We then consolidated our learning by completing missing parts of different taking away stories.
How to help at home:
- Use teddies or toys to complete your own taking away stories using the vocabulary first, then and now.
- Recall the inverse of the number bonds to 10/20 e.g 10-7=3.